they are using less fuel, helping us move to energy independence, and they're helping us reverse greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. that is precisely what we have to do. we are investing money in it. we have to invest a whole lot more. and then there is the issue of sustainable energy. this nation can make huge progress with the technology available today, not to mention tomorrow. right now, in terms of wind, solar, geothermal, biomass. we -- i can give you just one fact i want you to remember or think about, according to the secretary of energy, ken salazar, if we simply utilize solar thermal, that's a utility scale solar technology, in the southwest of this country -- nevada, arizona, new mexico, california, southern california -- just doing that through solar energy, we could provide 29% of the electricity that american households consume. can you imagine that? that's just one technology in the southwest of this country. what you're seeing in vermont now you're beginning to see more solar. drive around the state. we were able to bring in many millions of dollars into the state